Papyrus - Definition
papyrus
n 1: paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips
and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks
and Romans
2: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many
purposes in historic times [syn: papyrus, Egyptian paper
reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant,
Cyperus papyrus]
3: a document written on papyrus